Chapter 26: Lucky
Ding Gui's smile had been on his face since he saw the first black truffle. He said cheerfully, "You two boys don't understand at all. This is a good thing. Abroad..."
I almost let it slip, so I quickly changed it to: "Just stir-fry it in a pan, and the aroma will linger in the house for three days."
Dabao and Erbao didn't notice that he said the two words "foreign" and thought he was talking about pot lid.
And as soon as they heard the uncle's description, they immediately felt their stomachs start to growl!
Ding Xiaodie encouraged everyone: "Be careful, there are truffles here, and there might be other fungi too. Find as many as you can and go back to make a pot of mushroom soup. Wow, my mouth is watering just talking like that!"
This time she successfully made Dabao and Erbao laugh.
In the past, they only knew that there was a little girl named Xiaodie in the village. She was timid and never dared to play with any other kids in the village. Now they realize that this little girl Xiaodie is a treasure!
Not only does he understand everything, but he also speaks in a rich language. Sometimes when he thinks about problems, he looks like a little adult.
Dabao couldn't help but sigh: "Uncle, you really taught Xiaodie well."
In this way, the four of them chatted and searched, and not only found several black truffles, but also milk mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms and some edible mushrooms.
It turned out that they didn't pay attention when they went up the mountain. They only looked at the trees to see if there were any fruits and the ground to see if there were any rabbits. They didn't notice that the treasures were under these fertile fallen leaves.
As they found more and more vines, Dabao asked Erbao to pull some vines, and he just sat on the ground and weaved a basket. His nimble hands were very skillful, and he could weave a basket in no time.
Although it looks simple, it works.
Erbao found some soft fallen leaves and spread them on the bottom of the basket, then gently placed the mushrooms one by one.
During the break, Ding Xiaodie picked up a pink milk mushroom and put it in her mouth: "See, this can be eaten raw, you guys try it."
Dabao and Erbao quickly followed her example and each took a milk mushroom and put it in their mouths.
"Mmm, delicious."
"It smells sweet."
"Xiaodie, you are amazing."
Seeing these two young men so hungry that they were satisfied with just a piece of yam, Ding Xiaodie felt even worse. At the same time, she deeply hated her past self.
He refuses to eat the delicious food his parents prepared, and always says he wants to lose weight. When he goes out with friends, he is only concerned with shopping and throws away the leftovers.
I didn’t think so at the time, but now I think it’s a sin to waste so much.
After searching for a while, there were fewer and fewer mushrooms, and the basket was almost full.
It’s getting late, they should go back!
So the four of them went down the mountain following the footprints they had left on the fallen leaves, but as the saying goes, it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down.
Dabao and Erbao were fine, but Ding Gui and Ding Xiaodie, father and daughter, were so physically fit that their calves just trembled when they went down the slope.
"Dad, I think you should give the basket to Brother Dabao!"
Just now, Ding Gui was worried that the two children would clumsily drop the basket. The mushrooms cannot withstand drops and will break into pieces if dropped. But now it seems that it would be a blessing if he didn't drop it himself.
On the contrary, the two guys didn't have to work hard at all.
After Ding Xiaodie reminded him, Ding Guicai handed the basket to Dabao: "Hold it well, uncle won't tolerate it if you drop it."
Dabao said with a smile: "Don't worry, uncle."
Erbao turned sideways and took Ding Xiaodie's hand: "Xiaodie, how about I carry you on my back?"
"No, no, I can walk by myself." Ding Xiaodie stubbornly supported her thin legs. Although she was short, she was twelve years old and could not always rely on the little brothers to carry her.
Just as Ding Xiaodie was slowly walking down the slope on the loose fallen leaves with the support of Erbao, something suddenly hissed behind her, followed by the sound of breaking sand and gravel pushing towards her.
"Ah, what is that?" Ding Xiaodie was shocked. She instinctively rushed forward and hung on Erbao. Erbao quickly hugged her.
At the same time, the gray thing that suddenly jumped out suddenly crashed into the tree beside them with a bang without hesitation.
"rabbit?"
After taking a closer look, Ding Xiaodie quickly got down from Erbao's arms.
Oh my god, I'm so lucky today. A rabbit actually ran over and hit itself against a tree and committed suicide. Is it that pessimistic?
When Erbao heard the word "rabbit", he finally reacted and immediately burst into joy.
Dabao, who had already walked a distance, immediately turned around and ran back after hearing this.
Ding Gui was stunned. He saw with his own eyes how the rabbit hit the tree.
Unexpectedly, just when everyone was still in shock, a shabby figure suddenly appeared and crashed into the tree.
Then there was the third one, bang, it hit the tree! !
Ding Xiaodie was startled: "..."
Ding Gui was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide: "..."
The father and daughter looked at each other silently. What happened? Even good luck has to have a limit. Wouldn't it be too conspicuous to do this?
They both thought in their hearts that it must be the disobedient and arrogant material space that was causing trouble.
Dabao and Erbao, who didn't understand what was going on, jumped for joy and shouted, "Bunny, bunny!"
"We have meat to eat tonight. How wonderful!"
All three rabbits were fat and big. Judging from their size, I guess a family couldn’t finish a whole one in one meal.
"Well, since God has given us a reward, let's take it." Ding Xiaodie stepped forward and picked up the rabbits. Dabao and Erbao each took one, and she handed the other one to her father.
Although things are very strange, having meat to eat is better than anything else.
After a brief moment of confusion, Ding Gui and Ding Xiaodie were also infected by Dabao and Erbao's emotions, and the four of them regained their cheerful mood.
Ding Xiaodie said, "Rabbit meat and black truffles, this trip today is worth it."
"Who said it wasn't? I never imagined that I could eat so many black truffles in one go." Ding Gui hinted.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they sat down to rest. Dabao and Erbao both picked up the gourd bottles to drink water. They immediately felt that the water was clear and sweet. In short, no matter what it was now, as long as it was given by Xiaodie, it was definitely the best.
When they came down the mountain and were about to reach the street, Ding Xiaodie divided the things into three parts just like last time.
One for her, one each for Dabao and Erbao.
But this time, Dabao and Erbao refused to agree no matter what.
"Uncle also worked hard up the mountain. If I hadn't taught you, we wouldn't know that black truffles are edible. In terms of credit, I actually deserve more. So this time, we can only take one portion, and your family can have two."
After Dabao finished speaking, Erbao added: "We took two portions of lotus roots yesterday. The ancestor said that we were not kind people and did not know how to be grateful. This will bring us no blessings."
Ding Xiaodie felt suffocated when she heard this. The old ancestor was indeed the daughter of a wealthy family and was very sensible.
(End of this chapter)
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